This event was last held in Dublin on 18th May 2023 at Dublin Castle. (see details of the 2023 event here).

It was an excellent event.  It is returning to the Printworks Building at Dublin Castle on 25th April 2024 and Fintech Ireland is delighted to be partnering with the organisers. 

Fintech Ireland has worked with the team at Global Government Fintech to provide the following exclusive offers:

1. Fintech Ireland Showcase Partner
2. Fintech Ireland SME Zone
3. Other deals to Sponsor this premier Event - including Headline Knowledge Partner, Topic Knowledge Partner and Exhibitor

SEE FULL DETAILS HERE - Global Government Fintech, LAB, 25 April 2024 Fintech Ireland Members Pack

​What: The Global Government Fintech Lab 2024

Keynote speeches, panel discussions, topic specific sessions and more, including: Governments and fintech: on the right path?; Financial regulators and innovative technology: on the right path?; Public sector financial innovation through payments technology; Fighting financial fraud with technology; frontiers of public sector fintech (and beyond).


When: Thursday 25th April 2024 (08:30-19:00, Irish Time)

Who: Those regulated under the Central Bank of Ireland regime and those interested in it.  In PCF role holders such as INEDs, CEO, CFOs, COOs, Compliance Officers, MLROs, CROs, CIOs and their colleagues.  Professional services firms and regulators/central banks (near and far) welcome too. 

Where: The Printworks, Dublin Castle, Ireland.

Offers for Fintech Ireland supporters to avail of: 

1. Fintech Ireland Showcase Partner Offering: (see page 10 here)
2. Fintech Ireland SME Zone Offering: (see page 12 here) 

Registration: To sign up as an attendee, register through Fintech Ireland's link here.  NB The event is free to attend if you are a public servant and a fair fee is charged for non-public servants.

Agenda:

• Governments and the future of finance 
• Financial regulators and innovative technology: on the right path?
• Public sector Financial innovation through payments technology
• Fighting financial fraud with technology 
• Frontiers of Fintech 
• Governments and Fintech 

What: The Financial Crime Forum: Online EU 

When: Tuesday 16th April 2024 14:00-16:00 Frankfurt Time (1pm Irish/UK time)
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Where: Online 

Registration: To register to attend and to see the Programme details, visit:

• https://thefinancialcrimeforum.com/TFCF2024/web/FCF20240229EU

• David Hotte,

Team Leader at Expertise France for the European Commission,
Since January 2019, David Hotte has been the Team Leader of the EU Global Facility, a European Union project dedicated on AML/CFT. Since 1998, he has particularly worked in the field of AML/CFT in developing countries for several national and international organizations (including UNDCP, IMF and the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia). He has undertaken numerous technical assistance missions on AML/CFT issues providing technical advice to several countries and regional Organizations, including French and English-speaking African countries, Bosnia, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Turkey, China, Laos and Syria. Prior to joining international organizations he was serving in the Gendarmerie Nationale with the rank of lieutenant.

• Christian Hunt

Christian is the founder of Human Risk, a Behavioural Science led Consulting and Training Firm, specialising in the fields of Ethics & Compliance. He was formerly MD at UBS where he was Head of Behavioural Science. Christian joined the Firm in Compliance & Operational Risk Control, leading the function globally for UBS Asset Management. Prior to joining UBS, he was COO of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority, a subsidiary of the Bank of England responsible for regulating financial services. He is the author of a book ‘Humanizing Rules’ and the presenter and producer of the Human Risk podcast.

• Peter Oakes

Peter is a professional INED of several globally operating fintech companies covering electronic trading, investment services and payments sectors.  Peter is well-known in the fintech community, having established the free FintechIreland.com network in 2014. Through CompliReg.com he advises boards and executives on EU establishment. Peter has also established fintech networks in the UK, Malta, Cyprus and Lithuania.  Peter has worked in senior roles at Central Bank of Ireland (Director of Enforcement & Money Laundering), the (now) UK FCA, ASIC (Australia) & SAMA. Peter is qualified as a solicitor in Ireland, the UK and Australia.
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Programme

​16th April, 2024 14:00 Frankfurt time
13:45 Platform opens for login
14:00 Welcome and introduction

Presentations
14:05 Peter Oakes - Why Ireland has proved so popular as a base for FinTech companies and how passporting helps expansion onto mainland Europe.
14:30 David Hotte - Supporting third countries to minimise the risk of listing.
14:55 Christian Hunt - The behavioural science aspects of ethics and compliance.

The Forum
15:20 Speakers respond to questions submitted during the Presentations
15:45 Wrap up and thanks.
16:00 Platform closes.

​Registration: To register to attend and to see the Programme details, visit:

• https://thefinancialcrimeforum.com/TFCF2024/web/FCF20240229EU

This event is co-hosted by Fintech Ireland and CalQRisk who are joint data controllers.  Your registration data will be used by the partners to provide administration for the event and post event follow-ups.  See the data protection stuff on the registration page when you click through.

Please note that this event is limited to applicants going through the CBI Authorisation Process and firms recently authorised.

What: The Regulatory Operating Environment in Ireland

CalQRisk the award winning regtech solutions provider and Fintech Ireland Ireland's leading independent fintech platform are delighted to be hosting a joint webinar on April 9th at 10:30am.  We’ll discuss the regulatory operating environment as a Central Bank of Ireland regulated entity. On the day, we’ll be joined by special guests, which we'll be announcing over the coming weeks.

In this one-hour webinar, we’ll explore the following –

• Current regulatory challenges for Fintechs
• Managing recent Outsourcing and Operational Resilience regulatory changes
• Horizon scanning – what’s next?
• Personal accountability and IAF
• Regulatory Supervisory Outlook
• Live Q&A with Peter Oakes

You can read more about the speakers and presenters here

When: Tuesday 9th April 2024 at 1030am 

Who: Those regulated under the Central Bank of Ireland regime and those interested in it.  In PCF role holders such as INEDs, CEO, CFOs, COOs, Compliance Officers, MLROs, CROs, CIOs and their colleagues.  Professional services firms and regulators/central banks (near and far) welcome too. 

Where: Online 

Registration: To sign up and join us for free, you can register your interest here by registering through our exclusive affiliate link here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4517101485744/WN_Xmn1MNR3QB-jsuvnQmKSjw

Future events and sponsorship:

• To be informed of upcoming Fintech Ireland Events and Meetups subscribe to our Newsletter here. 
• We will be co-hosting / hosting further Fintech Ireland events in 2024.  If you are looking to co-host and/or  sponsor these events contact us at events@fintechireland.com

​What: Breakfast Briefing - DORA Regulation Readiness Session 200 Business Days to Go – are you ready?

Some topics which will be covered:

• How DORA will affect your business
• How to be DORA Compliant
• How to implement DORA Compliance in a timely and cost effective way
• How to engage all relevant stakeholders on your DORA Journey now and in the future.

And of course the event provides excellent in person networking opportunities before and after the panel discussion session.

When: Tuesday 9th April 2024 at 08:00-09:30am  

Speakers/Panel: 

• Peter Oakes - Chairman & INED of Regulated Fintech and Founder of Fintech Ireland and MiCA Ready
• Susan Nix - Client Director, Morgan McKinley
• Michael Carr - Founder of Buen Crypto Consulting
• Jörn Dobberstein -  IT, Cyber and Operational Risk Policy team, Financial Risk and Governance Policy Directorate,  Central Bank of Ireland.  

Where: Morgan McKinley, Connaught House, Number One Burlington Rd, Dublin 4, D04 C5Y6​

Registration: To attend you need to email Susan Nix at Morgan McKinley at snix@morganmckinley.com 


Great to see that face to face events are back and people gravitating to them in big numbers in this new hybrid way of working. Here is an opportunity to not only be informed and collect those important CPD points on an important regulatory and operational topic, but enjoy some in-person networking opportunities.

Future events and sponsorship:

• To be informed of upcoming Fintech Ireland Events and Meetups subscribe to our Newsletter here. 
• We will be co-hosting / hosting further Fintech Ireland events in 2024.  If you are looking to co-host and/or  sponsor these events contact us at events@fintechireland.com